The Last Man on Earth
Ubaldo Ragona, Sidney Salkow, 1964
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson, 1954
The Last Man on Earth is a movie directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow in 1964 and based on the book I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, first published in 1954. The movie features Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia, Emma Danieli, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Christi Courtland, and others.
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Storyline
It is 1968, and Dr. Robert Morgan lives in a world where everyone else has been infected by a plague that has turned them into undead, vampiric creatures that cannot stand sunlight, fear mirrors, and are repelled by garlic. Every day Morgan carries out the same routine: he wakes up, marks another day on the calendar, gathers his weapons, and then goes hunting for vampires, killing as many as he can.
Movie vs Book
Year
1964
Minutes
86
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Last Man on Earth
Director: Ubaldo Ragona, Sidney Salkow
Country: Italy
Year: 1964
Length: 1h26m
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Year
1954
Pages
162
Book Rate
8.14
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Book
I Am Legend
Author: Richard Matheson
Country: USA
First published in: 1954
Length: 162 pages
Genre: Fiction
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